Test Your Elvis Song IQ With Our 15-Question Quiz

Of course you know the year Elvis Presley died and the name of his Memphis home. But how well do you know the stories behind The King's songs? Take our quiz below.

1. How old was Elvis when he released “Heartbreak Hotel” in 1956?

2. Who helped Elvis write “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Return to Sender” and “All Shook Up”?

3. What other songs is the answer to question No. 2 famous for co-writing?

4. What band covered “Don’t Be Cruel” in 1988?

5. Who had a hit with “Hound Dog” before Elvis?

6. What Elvis song borrows a melody from the Civil War–era tune “Aura Lee”?

7. What carbonated drink allegedly inspired the “All Shook Up” writer?

8. What criminal organization is referenced in “Jailhouse Rock”?

9. Who released his own song titled “Hard Headed Woman” in 1970?

10. What 1898 Italian ballad inspired “It’s Now or Never”?

11. What Shakespeare play does Elvis quote in “Are You Lonesome Tonight”?

12. What 1700s song inspired the melody for “Can’t Help Falling in Love”?

13. Who wrote “If I Can Dream”?

14. What Texas country artist wrote “In the Ghetto”?

15. What was Elvis’ final No. 1 hit?

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Answers

1. 21

2. Otis Blackwell, a songwriter from Brooklyn, N.Y.

3. “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis and “Fever” by Peggy Lee

4. American rock group Cheap Trick

5. Big Mama Thornton, an American R&B singer from Ariton, Alabama

6. “Love Me Tender”

7. Pepsi

8. The Purple Gang, aka the Sugar House Gang, known for bootlegging and hijacking during Prohibition in Detroit

9. British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens

10. “'O Sole Mio,” popularized by American actor and tenor Mario Lanza

11. As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII

12. “Plaisir d’amour” by French composer Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

13. Songwriter Walter Earl Brown, who also co-wrote Diane Reeves’ “Who's Minding the Store?”

14. Mac Davis, who had his own singing career. Davis also wrote Elvis’ "Don't Cry Daddy" and co-wrote ​​"Memories" and "A Little Less Conversation."

15. “Suspicious Minds”

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